He hopes that his team isn't, either.
New York Rangers goalie Henrik Lundqvist (30) deflects a shot on the goal by Montreal Canadiens' Andrew Shaw (65) during the first period of an NHL hockey game of Game 4 of an NHL hockey first-round playoff series Tuesday, .
The series will now return to Montreal Thursday for Game 5, with both teams realizing one loss puts their back against the wall.
"I think, first of all, you have to make the passes", Rangers forward Rick Nash said.
"We have to start thinking about what needs to be done". They are actually good enough to get past the Habs of just over two months ago-before the second Claude Julien era in Montreal.
But you could see the confidence building for Galchenyuk as Game 1 went along, you could see it bubbling to the surface from the beginning of Game 2, and he was rewarded with more responsibility as a result. However, the Canadiens will need more from their two leading goal scorers, Max Pacioretty and Paul Byron. But all the little things he does: "always in the right position, tough for guys to play against", said Gallagher.
To that end, the Canadiens opted to hold a video session Monday.
"They're playing very well defensively", said NY coach Alain Vigneault, who added that the Rangers' fourth line of Tanner Glass, Jesper Fast and Oscar Lindberg has been his best forward combination.
"He's one of those people who's been through a lot in his career", Julien said of the rookie left winger. "I thought the first 10 minutes we handled it pretty well and then a couple of breakaways you wish you could have capitalized on - at least one".
Green's all-around consistency boosts Warriors in Game 1
Meanwhile, it was business as usual for the Golden State Warriors who had five players finish in double figures in scoring. McCollum combined for 48 of the team's 56 points in the first half, and for the game the two combined for 75 points.
Yes, the power play has not be successful (for a long time), but I would be less anxious about the PP than I would about facing the Habs five on five.
"It's good but.it's a best-of-seven series", Radulov said. Montreal had some good chances in the first, but after that we controlled the game.
The Canadiens' defensive structure in the neutral and defensive zones eliminated New York's greatest asset - its collective team speed.
The Canadiens took advantage 3½ minutes later with their second power-play goal of the game.
New York's counterattack style hasn't been given anything to work with. The Rangers have fared well on the road, but even so it's a situation that should be avoided. The previous fastest playoff goal for San Jose came 28 seconds into the game by Dany Heatley against Los Angeles in 2011. They have the ability to bury teams and advance in the playoffs if they look more like the November Rangers than the March Rangers. Carey Price came up with a number of big saves in the third period to give the Canadiens a chance for a comeback, but they were limited to six shots in the period and the Canadiens' last gasp came up short when Shea Weber hit the post with 1:18 to play.
"That takes a full group". "You feel better about yourself and your game. They obviously don't have it right now".
So far, that strategy has prevented the Rangers from using the up-tempo style they're best at, with the Canadiens clamping down defensively and forcing NY to dump and chase.
The New York Rangers, will likely not find out.
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